KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM IN BITS AND PIECES

By Doug Huffman

The Creator (YHWH) made a shocking proclamation a

few thousand years ago, which came true a few times

through history. He proclaimed through His prophet

Hosea; "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."

That certainly came true in history considering it was just

before His people Israel were conquered and ensl

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug Huffman
• Release date: Feb 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9798989711284

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Chapter 1

A Little Salt at the Tomb

No doubt you’ve heard the well known axiom; "Take it with a grain of salt"? Well, when it comes to the New Testament, we must remember to not forget to bring our salt shakers. To make this point crystal clear; according to one of the leading experts on the writing and compilation of the New Testament, Professor Bart Ehrman, most of the NT was written after decades of oral tradition; that is, passed orally from person to person until finally being written down. With that in mind, just how much does the story or message get tweaked after being passed from person to person?

Well, no one knows exactly how many people the content of (most) the NT books passed through until finally written down. Doubtless they are laced with invaluable truth, but we can be sure, it’s not a word for word record like a modern recording! Personally, I do not accept anything in the New Testament without it being supported and substantiated by the Old. On the other hand, only a fool throws the entire NT away as the Jews have done. Unfortunately, it’s their loss.

With that said, let’s take a New Testament stroll to the tomb of the Hebrew Messiah at His resurrection. What an interesting little walk when we closely compare the four accounts! First in Matthew 28 we find "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary(?) arrive at the tomb. Then there was a great earthquake and an angel of God descended from heaven and rolled back the stone and sat on it".

Continuing in verse 4, guards are mentioned, which "shook with fear and fell down like dead men" (feinted). Then the angel tells the Mary’s; He is not here; for He is risen. He then showed them where He had lain in the tomb and tells them (v.7) "He is on His way to Galilee and to go quickly and tell the disciples they would will see Him there". Verse 9 then tells us Yahshua met the Mary’s before Galilee and told them to go tell the disciples they would see Him in Galilee". Already, we see a glaring problem in the angel telling the Marys’ they would see Yahshua in Galilee, not on the way there!

Now, in Mark, chapter 16, we find "Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James and Salome coming very early on the first day of the week bringing spices to anoint Him". Verse 3, has them "asking each other who would roll away the stone but then they looked up and saw it was already rolled away".

They then "entered the tomb and found a young man in a long white robe" telling them Yahshua "was raised" and "showed them where He had lain". They then "fled the tomb in fear and told no one" (v.8).

The angel then told them to "go tell the disciples (and Peter) that He was going before them to Galilee; there you will see Him. Now verse 9 gets very strange; Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene" (no others) who went and told the disciples, who "didn’t believe her". He later appeared to them. Even here, it seems we have a different account that doesn’t mesh with the account in Matthew; that is of the angel sitting on the stone and with only the "two Marys" there. Plus, there is no mention of the soldiers in this account either.

Next is Luke’s account, where we find "Mary Magdalene, the mother of James, Joanna and other women went to the tomb" with the tomb already open (unlike Matt).

Again, here in Luke, there was no body, but not one angel (sitting on the stone) but two and now "in shining garments"! Again, the angels said; "He had risen and was not there" and to inform the disciples, but, this time the women did not meet Yahshua on the way! And, upon meeting the disciples who did not believe them, Peter "ran to the tomb" to see for himself, where "he saw the empty tomb and linen cloths" and left.

Again this account is drastically different from the others. There were more women this time and two angels. Plus, here no one saw Yahshua until He appeared to the (two) disciples on the "road to Emmaus". (Not Galilee) Unlike the first two accounts, they did not recognize Him until after much conversation, including the Mary’s telling them they had a "vision of angels" who informed them. Again, parts of these accounts mesh, but other parts don’t even come close!

And finally, we have another radically different account rendered in John! There, in chapter 20 we find only Mary Magdalene arriving at the tomb (while still dark) and when she didn’t find Yahshua’s body, she ran to Simon Peter (and the other disciple Yahshua loved) and lamented that Yahshua was gone and asked where they took Him. There is no mention of angels, and Peter with the "other disciple" ran to the tomb (v.4) finding the linen cloths (folded) but no body. They then left and went back home.

In verse 11 then, we find Mary weeping and looking in the tomb. Again she sees two angels sitting, only this time one was sitting at the head and the other at the feet of where Yahshua had been laying. They asked her why she was weeping, to which she exclaimed, while turning to confront Yahshua, whom she didn’t recognize. She thought He was the gardener and asked if He had taken the body and where He put it. He then said "Mary" which she recognized and exclaimed "Rabboni"!

He then tells her to not cling to Him as He had not yet ascended to His Father and to go tell the disciples (except Thomas). Then in verse 19, He came (through the wall) and stood in the middle of His disciples and showed them His wounds. He then "breathed on them and said; recieve the (YHWH’s) Spirit". In verse 26 then, we find Him appearing to Thomas eight days later. (The "doubting Thomas" story)

Now, this is where it gets really strange in chapter 21. There we find a whole different account of His meeting with His disciples. Simon (Peter) Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee and two others fishing with no luck. Yahshua (whom they didn’t recognize) shows up and asks if they had any food. He then tells them to cast their net on the "right side of the boat" where they got a full catch. Getting back to shore, they found a fire burning and Yahshua instructing them to put some of their fish on it. It then states in

v.12; "none of them dared asked who He was".

Apparently they suspected it was Him, which is very strange considering

v.14 tells us that this was the third time He appeared to them. Did they forget what He looked like after seeing Him twice before and having received His Spirit which "He breathed on them"? Unfortunately there is something very wrong with this picture! John’s account is about as different from the others as you can get! (They are all different) But, we must remember the gospels were written from oral tradition and to keep our salt shakers handy and not throw the baby out with the bathwater as did the Jews. After all, the NT is proof the Spring OT Feasts (harvest) were rehearsals for the real thing!

Chapter 2

Ancient Hatreds and Agendas

Many great (and wise) men such as Winston Churchill, echoed the oft quoted axiom; "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it". There’s great wisdom behind that statement considering even the wisest man in history, Solomon, gave it credence; "There is nothing new under the sun". (Everything repeats)

Unfortunately, never in history has that wise sentiment been more ignored! It seems the prevailing attitude in our modern society (at least in the Western, modern Israelite nations) is we are paving "new ground" but are we; really?

Ironically, one of the most valuable sources of history known to man is one that’s mostly rejected as fable, Biblical! You see; if an enemy wants to infiltrate with the intent to destroy a nation, what better way than to get the people to forget their enemies in the past? After all, do ancient hatreds ever really go away? An honest look into history confirms they don’t!

To that end, there’s a scripture that far exceeds its weight in precious jewels; it’s II Peter 3:8. This scripture gives us such amazing insight into the "whys" of current conditions; "with the Lord (YHWH) one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as one day"! Wow, what a shocking mouthful of insight when fully comprehended!

Unfortunately, after 40 years of listening to preachers pontificate, rarely heard was a commentary on what II Peter actually says, much less implies! On the surface, it indicates an obvious difference between the time continuum we know and exist within, and the Creator’s. What Peter was clearly instructing His disciples (and us indirectly) is that time in our dimension passes blindingly fast compared to time passing on the other side of the curtain.

The truth is, from the perspective of our spiritual adversaries, the Garden of Eden was just earlier this week!! Unfortunately, we in this time zone simply fail to grasp the depth of that reality! We (as a whole) have relegated the activities and attitudes of our adversarial, demonic, enemies to the dusty shelves of fables and myth, whereas from their perspective, their anger and hatred for the Creator YHWH and His people is as fresh as a few days ago! We can be sure there’s nothing dusty about that AT ALL!

The obvious point here is; for Israel’s ancient spiritual enemies to cause us to forget them and their agendas, they need only wait a few days (from their time perspective). Doubtless, their jealousy, anger, and hatred towards YHWH and mankind hasn’t diminished in the least; of that we can be sure!

To relegate ancient Bible history to irrelevant fable and myth, as modern Israel (and mankind) has done, is a monstrous travesty and will be the undoing of Western nations and the world as a whole!

Considering YHWH’s Plan for His Family and people has not been completed, there can be no doubt His demonic adversaries’ evil agenda to destroy His Plan and us, is as blazing a wildfire in their hearts as ever! In fact, the Great Flood that drowned the watchers children was just earlier this week! Are they not lusting for revenge? We must also not forget that all the pagan nations (puppets of the demon spirits) that conquered and enslaved Israel are still around and are still enemies of (modern) Israel.

An extremely interesting (and short) study is to look into "who" all those people (nations) are in this present age. The shocking result of that query is that they are virtually across-the-board, modern Muslim nations! In fact, a very telling example of that ancient hatred still being alive and well, is found in the attitudes the Arabs express towards the modern Jews and the US! It’s plainly seen in the fact they have never given even the slightest valid reason for their blind hatred! In spite of their hatred, the Jews have only treated them well extending to them every benefit of doubt.

In fact, the Jews gave the Arabs control of the temple mount and Gaza when they didn’t have too! But, interestingly, this time the Arab peoples are determined not to just enslave, but to exterminate modern Israel! (voiced by the Ayatollah of Iran) Obviously, the Arabs’ irrational hatred can only be coming from a high (other dimensional) place and it’s not just for the modern Jews! They call modern Israel (Jews) "little satan" while labeling the United States (modern Ephraim) "the great satan"! They have been telling the world after they run the Jews "into the sea" they are going after the US!

What a shocking coincidence (not really) considering the ancient patterns; it’s Ephraim (Joshua) with his faithful partner Caleb (Jew) that led ancient Israel into the Promised Land! That ancient example, as I Corinthians 10:11 explains, was a type and rehearsal of the real thing "for them upon whom the ends of the ages (age) have come"! The demon adversaries (literally-"satans") fully knowing the reality of that truth, are gathering their pawns, modern Muslims and a few others, in an all out last ditch effort to stop YHWH’s plan for Ephraim (US) and Judah (Jews) to lead His modern People into the "New Promised Land"!

We conclude from ancient history that YHWH was forced over and over to allow Israel’s enemies to enslave them in order to turn them back after continually turning away from Him.

Reading those accounts in Judges is like listening to a broken record; happening over and over and over again! They just did not learn! Has anything changed today? Has modern Israel’s inclination to turn away from and reject YHWH and His torah instructions, changed? The answer to that one is blatantly obvious to anyone with open eyes!

At the same time, has YHWH changed, even though Malachi 3:6 says He doesn’t? That said, will He not once again turn His back and allow the same ancient enemies to again have their way with modern Israel? Again, those who ignore ancient Biblical history are certainly doomed to repeat it! In fact, our ancient enemies are currently swarming into our modern Israelite nations behind the scenes like a tsunami; to do what they’ve always done in the past; subdue and enslave (thankfully for the last time)!

To conclude this mind blowing mini-study; is it any wonder why the controllers (puppet masters) of this world are also poisoning us with their inoculations, medicines, genetically modified foods, fluoridated and chlorinated water; not to mention teaching our young women (and men) to be promiscuous and murder their unborn babies? That’s not to mention the blatant promotion of Sodomy (Homosexuality). They are literally turning us into a modern Sodom and Gomorrah, and most know how thatended! They are doubtless expecting the same end for us!

Chapter 3

What the Heck is Anti-Christ?

One of my favorite profound sayings states; "The truth is stranger than fiction"! This mini-study is a perfect example of that very concept. That said; religions, like Christianity teach and believe so many absurdities. For example; they celebrate the birth of their Messiah on a day called (named) "Christ killing"!? ("Mas" is the root of massacre) Plus, they believe and teach the Hebrew (Jewish) Messiah had a Greek name; not just any Greek name, but one dedicated to the chief God of the Greeks, Zeus! (A name was dedicated to Zeus by attaching the last two letters of Zeus’s name.)

Honestly, how could the Hebrew Messiah have a Greek name, one dedicated to Zeus at that, considering the scriptures show Him and His family in and teaching in the temple? You see, someone with a Greek (Hellenistic) name would never be allowed anywhere near the temple! In fact, as far as the Pharisees were concerned, all of the Hebrew Diaspora (scattered ten tribes) were now Gentiles, let alone those of the diaspora with Gentile (like Greek) names!

Considering such absurdities, this mini study is going to take a peek into an even greater absurdity; this one called "Anti-Christ"! That said, just who or what is an "anti-Christ" anyway? Well, ask 50 Christian ministers and you will probably get 50 different explanations. The problem is those 50 different ideas are all based to one degree or another on private interpretation.

What confusion; but the scriptures tell us "confusion" is not of the Creator. That means confusion has to be of the devil, right? Is that where this anti-Christ confusion is originating? Well, most believe the anti-Christ is the devil or someone possessed by the devil; an assumption that would be well founded, except there’s a problem!

The confusion of this supposed Biblical concept (teaching) takes absurdity to a whole new height when we take an honest look (like the name "Christ-mas")! First of all, considering the first part "anti" would indicate someone antagonistic or opposite. If that’s true "anti-Christ" would mean being opposed to or against "Christ" right? Well, when we look into what this title or name is and where it originates, it gets very strange very quickly!

You see "Christ" is an English translation of the Greek word "Christos. Christos is the Greek word meaning anointed or anointed one(s)". Well, that all sounds well and good until we do a little investigating into the Greek gods. You see, they were all "Christos" i.e. anointed ones, with Zeus being the chief anointed one, or Christ! Wow, what a bombshell that bit of understanding (truth) is!

Well, the common explanation is "Christos" means the same thing as the Hebrew word for "Anointed One Mashiyach" but, the Hebrew Messiah could never be Christos (Christ) because it’s a Gentile designation which made (makes) it unclean to the Jews (Hebrews).

A Jew, or Hebrew, could never be Christos (Christ) as it’s an oxymoron; Hebrews are not gentile Greeks and were given a completely different (separate-set-apart) anointing (commission) than the Gentiles!

YHWH made it abundantly clear His people (Israel) were "set apart"- exclusively ("qodesh"-badly translated "Holy") for a special purpose, which was to be a priesthood to the Gentiles! Obviously, the Greeks (Gentiles) are anointed (Christos) for a completely different purpose than the Hebrews (or Jews) so only a Greek could be given the "Greek" designation of "anointed one" or "Christ"!

On the other side; only a Hebrew (Israelite) could be given the Anointing of Mashiyach, which is a commission YHWH clearly gave His people (Israel) in Exodus19:6; to be a priestly (priesthood) people to the Gentiles!

It’s they who were, and still are, anointed (commissioned) to lead the Gentiles (like the Greeks) to YHWH! That’s what "Mashiyach" means! No Greek Messiah (Christ) can ever take upon himself (or his people) the commission YHWH gave His set-apart people, Israel!!

Well, that brings us back to the concept of anti-Christ. It would literally be someone opposed to a Greek messiah or Greek anointed one (not Hebrew). That said; who’s more anti-Christ (anti-Greek gods) than YHWH or His set apart-exclusive people? Like I said in the beginning, how more unbelievably absurd can it get? "The truth really is stranger than fiction".

But, that shocking truth should not seem strange considering the translators also exchanged the Hebrew Messiah for a Greek one; "Iesus" (Jesus)? After all, by replacing the Hebrew Name of the first-born Son of YHWH, everything is changed; the entire "big" picture Plan of YHWH is destroyed and lost!

You see, Yahshua, the actual name of the Hebrew Messiah, means; "YHWH (the Father) is Salvation"! Again, the translators (puppets of the demon muses) getting us to accept a false Greek Messiah is no different from getting us to accept "Christ" as the true designation of the Jewish (Hebrew) Messiah!

Not to stray too far from topic, we can add even more emphasis to the absurdity of the concept of anti-Christ by witnessing how the translators exchanged the Creator’s special Set Apart Name, YHWH for "Baal"! Wow, how was that even possible? Of course, Baal translated to English is "Lord"!! The "Lord" is the very god the Israelites were constantly getting in trouble for worshipping back in ancient times! Talk about shock upon shock!

Again, if we’re to accept the designations (titles) at face value, the anti- Christ would be someone opposed to the Greek gods, like the Hebrew Messiah and His (Creator) Father YHWH; not to mention all YHWH’s people!

But, obviously, the original word for anti-Christ, before the demon inspired translators got hold of it, would have been "anti-Mashiyach"; that is, anyone opposed to the Hebrew Messiah, Yahshua, and what He was Anointed (Mashiyach) for; that is to be High Priest of Israel, who in turn were Anointed to be the Priesthood to the Gentiles; to lead them to YHWH! Besides, the Apostle John proclaimed that "many antichrists had come" already in the first century! We find that in I John 2:18! He goes on to say in verse 26, he was telling them "because of those trying to deceive them"!!

Chapter 4

Angelic Animals?

I’m sure most everyone has heard the term (even if not understood) "the white elephant in the room". Personally, I don’t know where the saying originated, or how, but most of us understand what it means. For those few who may not; the white elephant in the room is a reference to a huge problem obvious to everyone, but without anyone willing to address. I’m sure everyone can site at least one such white elephant in their families and/or associations over the years.

With that in mind, there is a Biblical white elephant (among the many I address) that is quite puny (pun) considering the title of this mini study; that of angelic animals! Even though it’s plain as the noses on our faces, I’ve not heard a single person or Bible teacher address or question it! In fact, most upon hearing it, would have a cow! (Pun intended again) But, for anyone to be unwilling to acknowledge what is so plainly revealed in scripture. is an incredible mystery!

Think for a moment; just how many people you know (including yourself) are willing to acknowledge the concept of "angelic" animals? After all (especially those of Christian backgrounds) all we have ever heard about angels is they are humanoid in appearance (baby or adult) usually with wings. That, of course, should prompt the question; just where did such an angelic concept originate?

Well, we have many examples of angels appearing to people in ancient times, but always as humans dressed in white. But what of the wings; where did they originate? Actually, it is somewhat obvious considering the descriptions of the Seraphim in Ezekiel, chapters 1-3. But, before going there, let’s consider the first and most familiar "angel" of all mentioned in scripture; the so-called "serpent" in the Garden of Eden.

Why does virtually everyone ignore the obvious description of this creature; that of a very intelligent and "talking" (reasoning) creature, which is obviously not human or humanoid! It is also plainly states this creature (Nachash) was the most cunning of all the "beasts" (of the field)! Beasts? Obviously, this beast (not human) was not alone, there were (are) many like it! Also obvious, is the fact this Nachash was not like the dumb animals we have all around us today.

So, what exactly was this Nachash? Well, to begin with "serpent" (snake) is not the correct translation considering "Nachash" means "divine enchanter" "shining one and/or burning one". In fact, the fiery serpent (seraph) Moses was instructed to erect in Numbers 21:9, was a Nachash. Snakes are not exactly burning ones, but we do have further descriptions of this Nachash creature in Ezekiel 28. There we read of a perfectly created being, clothed in jewels, also called "the Cherub that covers" (YHWH’s throne).

On each side of the Ark of covenant (a replica of YHWH’s throne) was a gold rendering of a winged creature! According to the lament, this perfectly created creature (Ez.28) defected (rebelled) from its created purpose and position as one of YHWH’s winged Cherubim covering His throne, to become what we have come to know as "the devil". (Chief adversary)

Satan, by-the-way, is simply the Hebrew word for "adversary" and "adversity" and is not a name at all. Strangely, we have no other descriptions other than the one in Revelation 12 of the appearance of a Cherub, but we do have many descriptions of its first cousins, the Seraphim in chapters 1-3 of Ezekiel.

A close look at the Seraphim in Ezekiel shows they were more animal (beast) than human. In fact, one description shows them to have four faces (three animal) many wings and eyes, and hooves for feet. One thing’s for sure, there’s almost nothing human (or humanoid) about them except for the one human looking face!

Well, we have the best evidence of the appearance of angels in Genesis 1 with the creation of the animals. It says they were "created after (in the image) their kind! Well, the only "kind" in existence at the creation of the physical animals were the angels (and the Elohim, which is another study). Plus, if we incorporate that bit of understanding with the Nachash in the Garden, it all begins to come together quite amazingly!

We must not forget the strange event of the "Sons of the Elohim" in Genesis 6 ("Watchers" as they are called by Enoch) who vacated their posts, descended and procreated with human women. How interesting, their offspring were bizarre creatures called "nephilim (badly translated giants") which were superhuman hybrid creatures, (but did include giants)

But, another white elephant in the room is the fact that all the ancient cultures worshiped animals as gods! Hmm, whatever possessed them to do that if the animals were the lowly physical creatures of which we are now familiar?

Well, here’s where it get very interesting; according to the most ancient writing we have, the Book of Enoch (taken out of the OT canon after 500 years by the Catholics) documents how 200 of these beings (watchers) vacated their realm and posts (see Jude 6 also) to establish themselves and their offspring as gods and kings!

In fact, the Hebrew word most often translated "angel" is "Malak which curiously also the word for king"! What a coincidence considering the gentiles (pagans) not only worshiped animals but loved the concept of kings!

Is it also just a coincidence that YHWH (Father Creator’s personal Name) condemned the concept of a king to His people while also forbidding them to worship the demons (angelic animals). Interestingly "angels" are also described as "shinnon" in Psalms 68:17. Shinnon means "changeable or in modern vernacular; shape-shifter"!

No doubt, the animal watchers that descended and procreated with humans most likely presented themselves as human but after combining angelic animal DNA with human, the truth was out of the bag. After all, from just where did all the half-human; half-animal creatures appear? Don’t forget, these creatures; like Anubis (human with Jackal head) and Ra (human with bird head) were worshipped by the Egyptians as gods!

Well, getting back to the Nachash in the Garden, we have one last description, which is perfectly supported in Job 41 (Leviathan) "a DRAGON"! Yes, that immortal, winged, scaled, fire-breathing and talking dragon is described perfectly with Leviathan! Read it carefully and you will find every one of those draconian descriptions! (Also Rev. 12)

Understanding all this, can there be any doubt why we are acting more and more like animals after having been taught we evolved from them? Oh yeah; let’s not forget where the big push for animal rights and veganism is originating!

Chapter 5

A Story as Old as Time

A very popular movie, which originally came out as a Disney cartoon film was one called "Beauty and the Beast". It was a cute little film (supposedly fiction) that was very popular with children and many adults. A couple new versions were produced using real actors along with the animated candle stick, teapot, silverware, plate